Take a peek inside the studio:
Watch Organic Alchemy and get an inside view of Alicia's studio process.
In the studio:
Alicia's studio is located in the historic Inscape Arts Building on the outskirts of Seattle's International District. The former INS facility was built in 1929 and is now a thriving arts center with over 100 practicing artists and creative professionals.
Creative process:
Alicia paints with a blend of bee's wax, a plant based resin called Damar Gum and organic pigments in a process known as Encaustic Painting.
For Artists:
Learn Encaustic Painting with Alicia Online: Check out the current offering of online courses here!
Encaustic Workshops
Learn the art of encaustic painting with Alicia Tormey.
Click here to visit the WORKSHOPS page for details.
Check out the ARTIST RESOURCES for tutorials , materials, books and more...
Alicia Tormey at work on a large encaustic painting
Hot pot of encaustic paint
Molten wax on encaustic pallet
Alicia Tormey in her Seattle encaustic studio
Rainbow of hot pots filled with encaustic
Alicia Tormey torching the painting's surface
Making encaustic medium with Damar resin
Alicia Tormey's studio ready for an encaustic workshop
Encaustic medium
Alicia Tormey in her encaustic studio
Alicia Tormey's encaustic studio
Damar resin crystals in Alicia Tormey's encaustic studio
Wax drips of an encaustic painting
Scraping wax from the surface of an encaustic painting
Molten rainbow of encaustic hot pots
Encaustic brushes
Encaustic painting in progress with shellac burn
Facade of historic Inscape building in Seattle.
